Michael arrived at St. Aidan's in March 2022 after having been Director of Community Engagement at St. Basil's Catholic Parish at the University of St. Michael's College (U of T), where he previously held the role of Assistant Organist from 2016-2017. Prior to this, he was Interim Director of Music at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto, and Organ Scholar at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, Ontario. He is the 2014 recipient of the Paul Westermeyer Award in Hymn and Service Playing.
Michael is also the Chair of the Toronto chapter of the Royal School of Church Music Canada, and has served on the nationwide Executive Board of the same institution since 2012 where he works to further the work of music in the Church.
He graduated from King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario in 2013 with a Business Management degree, and currently works as a small business management consultant.